Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Spain instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫46,089
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
$8.47
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,944
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,026
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,546
|
$5.73
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,205
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,835
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,820
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,221
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,250
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,607
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,020
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,662
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,125
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,786
|
$39.84
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
$24,357.72
€22,735.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,362
|
$14.14
€13.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
$40.62
€37.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
$697.48
€651.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
$570.67
€532.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
$106.79
€99.68
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
$342.46
€319.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
$7,368.05
€6,877.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,981
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,720
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,206
|
$43.33
€40.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,628
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
$73.58
€68.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
$33.02
€30.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
$74.35
€69.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
$91.35
€85.26
|
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